empathist

See also: Empathist

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From empathy +‎ -ist.

Noun

empathist (plural empathists)

  1. (philosophy, historical) A member of a group of philosophers who proposed a foundation for human aesthetic enjoyment based on empathy. [early 20th c.]
  2. (science fiction) Someone able to sense the emotions of others through extrasensory perception; an empath.

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